A wonderful remake and excellent adaptation of the manga. This review expands up to the second season of the series, AA! Megami-sama - Sorezore no Tsubasa. There are hardly any differences between them, so a second review about it is unnecessary.

Story [Feels almost like a hentai]

General Scenario: 1/2 Teenage dork dials the wrong number and ends up living with a beautiful goddess. Soon afterwards her also godly sisters pop up and his life becomes very perplex. The story is a mix of comedy, romance and drama, about Keichi and Belldandy falling in love and staying true to each other, even when the cosmic forces conspire against them.

The whole “Sudden Girlfriend Appearance” never made much sense. And a Magical Girlfriend one makes even less. But judging it as a fictional story, it is far better than most similar series as it leaves room for infinite possibilities. Also, the story is easy-going, where nothing major or deadly ever happens; so all “fake-looking” situations in it are easily ignored. So, realism aside, it is good and cheery, without being great.

Pace of Plot and Side Stories: 1 The biggest flaw here is that there is no scenario development, other than introducing more secondary characters every now and then. But if stand-alone episodes and stale stories don’t bother you, this is not a problem anymore.

Believability/Reasoning/Realism: 1/2 The whole deal is quite unrealistic. Beautiful goddesses, living in your apartment and helping you solve your problems with epic-level magic? That is something that happens only in anime. Plus, only living with them but never go beyond peeking and hugging is something that all men should loathe worldwide.

But on the other side, most supernatural events have some wacky scientific explanation. This makes all the unreasonable events to be accepted simply as plausible.

Conclusion: 1/2 There is a catchy conclusion but it’s nothing solid. You can clearly expect a continuation of the series.

Total for story: 2/5

Characters [Sultan’s favorite place]

Presence: 1 I admit that Belldandy is amongst my favorite anime girls. Too gentle and good to be true, but then again she is a goddess and that is enough of an excuse. Her sisters Urd and Skuld are also very interesting. Few series manage to present so many diverse and yet likable characters.

But Keichi is excluded. Keichi was and still is a typical male dork that is swarmed by beautiful girls without being anything special. Oh, sure, he is gentle, kind, good-hearted and the like; but let’s face it, girls don’t really notice such things. We can always justify it with the fact that Belldandy is a goddess that can see people for what they really are. But since I am not a god, I say he is a sissy for feeling embarrassed every time he has the chance to make some lovey-dovey. He and all other males like him in most harem anime are despicable! They give the male gender a bad name. He is the driest and worst character amongst the cast.

Personality/Quirks and Backdrop Stories: 2 All characters have quirks, backdrop stories and goals that go beyond their stereotypes as sex-bombs, edgy lolitas and shy male virgins. The secondary characters are all very likable and give enough coloring to main ones. None of them were bad or unneeded in the story. I can’t say the same about Keichi (and to think he is supposed to be the protagonist!).

Development and Catharsis: 0 Nothing major. The characters are colored but are not developing at all. Keichi and Belldandy come a bit closer in the end but it’s nothing much.

Total for characters: 3/5

Animation: 4/5 [Magical technology]

The animation is great if you compare it with other similar series.

• All Slice-Of-Life series don’t use flashy visual effects (they don’t fit there). So, the graphics here are catchier, by default.
• Most romances hardly have so heart-warming atmosphere and adorable character figures.
• Most Magical Girl series don’t have so well made (or serious looking, if you prefer) visual effects.
• Almost all comedies don’t have so detailed character figures. They are usually simplistic and go chibi all the time.
• Most Harem/Ecchi series turn their female characters into obnoxious, panties-revealing sluts. The girls here retain an air of purity and gentleness. The naughty scenes are few but worthwhile, as the focus in the series is not waiting to see boobs every 10 seconds (like it happens in most).

So, ok, they are not Karas good and not Howl’s Moving Castle good. Still, they visually beat in background detailing, body figure drawing and 3D modeling almost all series that are 2 years and older than it.

Sound: 5/5 [Angelic chorus’ singing]

Music themes and voice acting are awesome! The women voicing the goddesses are also the singers in the songs (a thing that was kept intact from the OVAs). Very likable voices and backdrop music that fill your heart with happiness.

Personal judgment: 4/5

The accused is found … NOT GUILTY! … He is not a role citizen but his misdemeanors are overshadowed by his social work. All charges are dropped. The accused is free to go. Ah! My Goddess initiated both the Harem and the Magical Girlfriend genres and normally it would get a 5 for that. But this fame belongs to the MANGA and not to this mediocre summary of it. It is longer and better than the OVA adaptation, but it’s still not as good as the manga. It is comical and heart-warming enough to deserve a second watch. But you will most likely skip some not-so great episodes. Although not original or unique anymore, it is amongst the best of its genre.

Overall: 3/5 [Like a sunny day, it is enjoyable but also rather passable]

Some problems ruined a portion of the enjoyment.

• The relationship between Keichi and Beldandy never goes beyond hugging, making the whole deal stale and without further development. The story itself has no development, other than introducing more secondary characters every now and then.
• There is a lot of character coloring as the series progress but very little character development. You get to know more about them but don’t see them change at all.
• There are lots of uninteresting episodes, where the goddesses and/or demons rival each other, just for laughs.
• There is no conclusion (not even the manga has one, as of yet).

The rest of it was quite decent and a worthy watch.

Suggestion list

Read the manga version. It is far longer and better.

Love Hina (good) is the most renowned Harem anime. And the voice actors in it also sing the songs as well.

Club to Death Angel Dokuro-chan (good) is a black humored parody of the Magical Girlfriend genre. It also has flashy costumes in it.

Can Can Bunny Extra (good) is a Hentai tribute to this title.